1. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  2. How can your pharmacy help you?

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    Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Take a look at how they can help you.

  3. Pharmacy opening hours over the winter break 2021

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    You can find the details of pharmacies that are open in Greenwich on the Bank Holidays in December and January in this article.

  4. April 2022 Feedback Report

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    Find out what the public has been telling us about health and social care during April 2022 and read the response from the provider.

  5. How to order a repeat prescription

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    Find out how to order repeat prescriptions.

  6. What did we hear in September 2022?

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    From GP services to Queen Elizabeth hospital, find out what you told us about health and social care in Greenwich.

  7. NHS prescription charges to increase from 1 April

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    NHS prescription charges to increase by 3.2% from 1 April

  8. Women eligible for lower HRT prescription costs from 1 April

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    In a long-awaited move, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that HRT costs will be capped at around £20 a year through a new prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) being launched on 1 April.

  9. Young People Contraceptive Use: Knowledge and Awareness of LARCs

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    We worked with young people (16-18) in Greenwich to understand their views and experience of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and find out why uptake continues to remain low among this age group.

  10. What did we hear in June 2023? What action has been taken?

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    Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.

  11. When patient voices go unheard

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    The key to addressing this challenge lies in recognising the importance of patient and family voices and actively incorporating them into the fabric of health and care decision-making, writes Healthwatch Greenwich CEO Joy Beishon.

  12. The hidden wait for cancer care

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    Healthwatch England's research on GP referrals highlighted the frustration patients experience due to long waits and a lack of support. This latest analysis looks at people’s experience of getting a cancer referral.

  13. Junior Doctors’ strike, 11 – 15 August and Consultants’ strike, 24 – 25 August

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    Five-day strikes by junior doctors, followed by two-day strikes by consultants, are likely to increase pressure on hospitals across South East London Here's how to get the help you need!

  14. Empowering Nepali elderly women: A vibrant community group bridges gaps in healthcare access and communication

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    This South Asian Heritage Month, Healthwatch Greenwich celebrates an inspirational story of a small Nepalese community group that teaches, trains, and empowers Nepali elderly women. Our Communication Officer, Chandan visits ‘Feel Better’ event.

  15. What did we hear in July 2023? What action has been taken?

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    Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.

  16. Care Quality Commission (CQC) 2022 adult inpatient survey at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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    Find out how Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust performed in the latest Adult Inpatient Survey of 2022.

  17. What is measles and who can get the vaccine?

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    Measles vaccination rates are at a ten-year low as cases rise nationwide. Find out about measles, who can get the vaccine, and what you can do to stay safe.

  18. What did we hear in January/February 2024? What action has been taken?

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    Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.

  19. What can the Pharmacy First scheme do for me?

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    The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.

  20. What did we hear in March 2024? What action has been taken?

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    Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.

  21. Healthwatch England calls attention to public attitudes toward pharmacy services and challenges facing Pharmacy First rollout

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    Healthwatch England's report titled Pharmacy: What People Want published on 30 April explores people's experiences and attitudes towards pharmacy services in England and identifies approaches that healthcare leaders and the wider sector can take to improve services.

  22. What did we hear in May 2024? What action has been taken?

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    Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.

  23. COVID-19 information

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    Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus.

  24. Annual Report 2019-2020

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2019-2020- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2020-21.

  25. Healthwatch South East London Has A New Director

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    We are pleased to announce our colleague Folake Segun’s new start as South East London Healthwatch Director.

  26. How is coronavirus affecting you?

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    We want to know how your experience of services in Greenwich is being affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  27. What We’re Doing to Help

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    In the light of the current national emergency we are changing how we work, and what we do.

  28. Silvertown tunnel proposal: The health and wellbeing concerns of Greenwich residents

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    We wanted to understand how local residents feel about Transport for London (TFL)'s plans for the new Silvertown tunnel on Greenwich Peninsula. Did they have any health concerns, and if so, what were they?

  29. South East London NHS LTP Engagement Report 2019

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    From April to June 2019, 997 South-East London residents, patients, carers and their families shared their as views as part of the NHS “What Would You Do?” campaign.

  30. Healthwatch Greenwich Annual Report 2018-19

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2018-2019- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2020-21.

  31. Annual Report 2017-2018

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2017-18- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2018-19.

  32. Annual Report 2016-17

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2016-17- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2017-18.

  33. Annual Report 2015 - 2016

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2015-16- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2016-17..

  34. Annual Report 2014-15

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2014-15- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2015-16..

  35. Annual Report 2013-14

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2013-14- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2014-15..

  36. Healthwatch Greenwich board meeting minutes 2020

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    Minutes for the Healthwatch Greenwich board meetings 2020

  37. Healthwatch Greenwich complaints policy

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    Anyone who is dissatisfied with any aspect of the service received by Healthwatch Greenwich can make a complaint under Healthwatch Greenwich complaints policy.

  38. Greenwich Covid-19 recovery & reset plan summary 2020-2022

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    Help shape how Greenwich’s health and care services recover in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

  39. South-East London CCG is looking for local residents to join the Engagement Assurance Committee

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    NHS South East London CCG is looking for local people who are interested in local health services and have links to their local community to join the new Engagement Assurance Committee.

  40. Supporting Patient Participation Groups

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    Following our GP website audit in April 2020, we spoke to PPG leads in Greenwich in order to:map the range of ways PPGs operate; understand where they are working well, & why, and describe the challenges faced by PPGs in the wake of the pandemic.

  41. Celebrating Black History Month 2020

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    Healthwatch Greenwich is hosting a series of free online events with art, panel discussions, interviews, and crafts, to celebrate Black History Month.

  42. Join the Healthwatch South-East London Patient Group

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    We’re looking to appoint up to three new members, residents of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to sit on our Healthwatch South-East London Patient Group.

  43. Director, South East London Healthwatch Quarterly Report

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    From the 1 April 2020, the six (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in South East London (SEL), all merged to form a new CCG at the regional level.

  44. Black Lives Matter: Actions, not just Words

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    Join us on Thursday 26th November at 3pm for our first Healthwatch Greenwich Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Advisory Group meeting.

  45. Healthwatch Greenwich BAME Advisory Group

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    In November we held our first Black Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Advisory group meeting in which we agreed upon which of the service provider commitments the group would prioritise in monitoring.

  46. COVID-19 Vaccination event summary

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    Answers to your COVID-19 vaccine questions from Royal Greenwich experts

  47. January Feedback: You said, we did

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    In January we collected feedback representing 364 responses from the public about health and social care services in Greenwich

  48. Healthwatch England Annual report 2019-20

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    Since COVID-19 struck, the work of the Healthwatch network to support and listen to local people became more crucial than ever.

  49. CLOSED Non-Executive Director of Healthwatch Greenwich

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    We are looking for Board members who share our passion for continuing to develop Healthwatch Greenwich as the ‘consumer champion’ for all publicly funded health and social care in Greenwich.

  50. Working with us: Lynne Gilchrist, Chair of the Board at Healthwatch Greenwich

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    Lynne spoke to us about her role as she prepares to welcome new members to the Healthwatch Greenwich Board.